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Illegal Alien Curbs May Fail

Illegal alien curbs may fail Sponsors say leadership won't let bills on colleges be heard By Kristin Collins The News & Observer (Raleigh), June 18, 2008 http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1111846.html An attempt to rewrite state law to permanently bar illegal immigrants from state … Continue reading

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World’s Refugee Count In 2007 Exceeded 11 Million, UN Says

Worlds Refugee Count in 2007 Exceeded 11 Million, U.N. Says By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE The New York Times Published: June 18, 2008 GENEVA—The number of refugees crossing borders to escape conflict and persecution increased last year, and threatens to continue to … Continue reading

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U.K. Seeks Deportation Of Freed Ialamist Cleric

U.K. Seeks Deportation of Freed Islamist Cleric By Caroline Alexander and James Lumley June 18 (Bloomberg) Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she was “disappointed'' Islamist Cleric Abu Qatada was freed on bail and that the U.K. government will lodge an … Continue reading

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Walkabout Passengers Bypass Immigration Checks At T5

Walkabout passengers bypass immigration checks at T5 By Christopher Hope Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph Last Updated: 8:12PM BST 18/06/2008 More than 200 people managed to evade proper immigration checks in the month after the chaotic opening of the new … Continue reading

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Spain Aims To Pay Jobless Migrants To Return Home

Spain aims to pay jobless migrants to return home By Mark Mulligan in Madrid and Andrew Bounds in Brussels Financial Times Published: June 18 2008 03:00 | Last updated: June 18 2008 03:00 Immigrants in Spain who lose their jobs … Continue reading

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Cabinet Positive On Immigration From Poland

Cabinet Positive On Immigration From Poland NIS NEWS BULLETIN THE HAGUE, 18/06/08 The cabinet is positive on the labour migration from Central and Eastern European countries. Their labour is needed, and there is no question of supplanting Dutch workers, according … Continue reading

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Canadians Shun Reasonable Accommodation

Canadians Shun Reasonable Accommodation June 18, 2008 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) Adults in Canada are not particularly enthused by the concept of reasonable accommodation, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. 54 per cent of respondents believe laws and … Continue reading

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Agents Arrest 4 Supervisors At Poultry Plant

Agents arrest 4 supervisors at poultry plant 6 others are expected to be arrested in an ongoing investigation of possible immigration violations. By Ames Alexander, Franco Ordonez and Kerry Hall The Charlotte Observer (NC), June 18, 2008 http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/674774.html Greenville, SC … Continue reading

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Citizenship Backlog Could Thwart Would-Be Voters

Citizenship Backlog Could Thwart Would-Be Voters By Sarah Garland The New York Sun (NYC), June 18, 2008 http://www.nysun.com/new-york/citizenship-backlog-could- thwart-would-be-voters/80229/ As the federal citizenship agency and the FBI say they are picking up the pace to eliminate a backlog of citizenship … Continue reading

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Hispanic Leader Takes D.C. Post

Hispanic leader takes D.C. post Bazan is appointed La Raza's chairwoman By Kristin Collins The News & Observer (Raleigh), June 18, 2008 http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1111879.html Andrea Bazan, a longtime leader of the North Carolina Hispanic community, was named chairwoman of the National … Continue reading

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Legality Of Immigration Laws Questioned Across U.S.

Legality Of Immigration Laws Questioned Across US Suffolk lawmakers may have to re-examine a number of initiatives that have been passed about the legal status of workers in the county, following a ruling in Oklahoma regarding similar legislation. By Robert … Continue reading

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Court Rulers Aliens Who Overstay Can Remain To Appeal

Court rules aliens who overstay can remain to appeal By Tom Ramstack The Washington Times June 17, 2008 The Supreme Court decided Monday to make it easier for foreigners to overstay their visas while they defend their right to stay … Continue reading

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Feds Deport More Felons From Georgia Prisons

Feds deport more felons from Georgia prisons Last year, state doubled number of inmates it sent to ICE, compared to 2002 By JULIA MALONE The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 06/17/08 Washington After years of complaints about the failure of the … Continue reading

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Dems Raise Stakes On Immigration

Dems raise stakes on immigration By DAVID ROGERS POLITICO 6/17/08 4:24 AM EST Going into Novembers elections, House and Senate Democrats are outbidding the White House on spending for immigration enforcement, with a special emphasis on deporting people convicted of … Continue reading

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Labor-Contractors Group’ Leader Says Illegal Workers Stealing Jobs

Labor-contractor group's leader says illegal workers stealing jobs By Curtis Lum Advertiser Staff Writer Honolulu Advertiser Posted on: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 The head of an organization that represents contractors and unionized carpenters said the recent arrests of undocumented workers … Continue reading

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Greek Coastguard Picks Up 170 Illegal Immigrants In East Aegean

Greek Coastguard Picks Up 170 Illegal Immigrants In East Aegean The Earth Times June 17, 2008 Athens – The Greek coastguard said Tuesday it has picked up 170 illegal immigrants off the east Aegean islands of Agathonisi, Samos and Pharmakonisi … Continue reading

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EU Lawmakers To Vote On New Rules For Expelling Illegal Migrants

EU lawmakers to vote on new rules for expelling illegal migrants The Associated Press Published: June 17, 2008 STRASBOURG, France: European Union lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a new set of common rules for expelling illegal immigrants from the 27-nation … Continue reading

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Immigration Racket Run By Indian Busted In U.S.

Immigration racket run by Indian busted in US expressindia web Posted online: Monday , June 16, 2008 at 02:52:06 Updated: Monday , June 16, 2008 at 02:52:06 Washington, June 16: With the arrest of seven Indians, US authorities have claimed … Continue reading

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‘Discharge’ Tactic Taking On Life Of Its Own

'Discharge' Tactic Taking on Life of Its Own House Republicans Using Strategy Against Democrats for Bills That Get Stuck in Committee. By Lisa Zagaroli The Charlotte Observer (NC) June 16, 2008 When Rep. Patrick McHenry signed a 'discharge petition' last … Continue reading

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EU Immigration Rules ‘Draconian’: Morales

EU immigration rules 'draconian': Morales 16 June 2008, 11:08 CET (LONDON) – Bolivian President Evo Morales called on European leaders to drop “draconian” new rules on immigration, and warned in a comment piece Monday that his country would impose the … Continue reading

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